Breaking India: Western interventions in Dravidian and Dalit faultlines

Material type: BookPublisher: New DelhiAmaryllis2011Description: xiv, 650 p.ISBN: 9788191067378.Subject(s): Dalit - India | Dravidian - IndiaDDC classification: 954.32063 Summary: The book reveals how outdated racial theories continue to provide academic frameworks and fuel the rhetoric that can trigger civil wars and genocides in developing countries. The Dravidian movement's 200 - year history has such origins. Its latest manifestation is the Dravidian Christianity movement that fabricates a political and cultural history to exploit old faultlines. The book explicitly names individuals and institutions, including prominent Western ones and their Indian affiliates. Its goal is to spark an honest debate on the extent to which human rights and other empowerment projects are cover - ups for these nefarious activities. (http://www.breakingindia.com/)

The book reveals how outdated racial theories continue to provide academic frameworks and fuel the rhetoric that can trigger civil wars and genocides in developing countries. The Dravidian movement's 200 - year history has such origins. Its latest manifestation is the Dravidian Christianity movement that fabricates a political and cultural history to exploit old faultlines. The book explicitly names individuals and institutions, including prominent Western ones and their Indian affiliates. Its goal is to spark an honest debate on the extent to which human rights and other empowerment projects are cover - ups for these nefarious activities. (http://www.breakingindia.com/)